Capwell commissioning a Sh1 billion wheat flour plant this June.

Thika-based Capwell Industries Limited (CIL) is setting up a
Sh1 billion wheat flour plant as it embarks on an expansion drive that will see
the firm introduce more products in the market.

The new plant, which will have a 250 tonne daily capacity,
will comprise pre-cleaning equipment and a storage silo with a capacity of
15,000 tonnes.

According to Capwell CEO Rajan Shah, The plant, which is due
for commissioning before the end of this financial year, will have a 300-tonne
daily milling capacity compared with the current one in use that has 250
tonnes.

Amaize flour, which sells at Sh142 for a two kilogramme
packet, brings stiff competition to Unga Group’s premium flour Hostess. The
flour hit the market in March this year and has already seen the price of
Hostess, which has been retailing at Sh149, cut to Sh142 for a two-kilo packet.

These developments come at a time when Unga Group is
about to commission the newly installed wheat mill in Eldoret as it seeks to
improve efficiency in milling to meet growing demand and cut down on production
cost.

CIL started its
operations in 1999 with a modern maize milling factory in Thika Town,
manufacturing high quality flour, rice pulses and porridge, using the best
processes and technologies available.

It has since diversified its operations to rice milling,
porridge milling, packaging of wheat flour and distribution of fruit juice.